As a practising personal trainer and owner of a personal training business here in Singapore, I've been asked many times what it means and how it feels being part of the fitness community at large. Well, I can't speak on behalf of every single trainer or coach here in the country - as there are simply so many different trainers, contrasting training approaches, varied fitness niches, and diversification of fitness services across the industry today. More importantly, I'm sure every single trainer/coach out there would have his/her own personal and unique views regarding the profession too. Thus, for the purpose of this blog post, I would rather focus on what I - or rather, WE, of the personal training industry - are NOT . The following represents some of the most commonly-held myths and misconceptions about us - trainers and coaches - and my personal take on these issues, as well as the "hard truths" behind many of these assumptions: 1) We Are NOT ...
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